I Had a Dream

I dreamt that I was in Japan! Some sort of teacher's conference, I think. It was lunch time and people were heading out to some local restaurants to eat. As usual, I went by myself; but, don't feel sorry for me, I choose to go by myself. I like to be by myself, plus I don't have any friends to go with! Anyway, I head out and the only way to get to where I'm going is to go down this steep Roller Coaster type hill that has a very narrow valley and very steep upswing. I'm afraid of heights, but because its a dream I go anyway. I get the top of the hill and realize I have no clue where I am or where I am going. There is nothing but houses all around, no restaurants. But up ahead I see what looks like a major intersection and I start to walk there (I don't know what happened to the car I was in, it just vanished). I turn left onto that road, which is a divided 8 lane highway, and as soon as I turn left I see up ahead a strip mall. I go in to partake of some authentic Japanese food, but find only A&W and other such North American establishments. I'm dissappointed but soon see an Edo restaurant. Well, still not good enough. I walk around and find an authentic Japanese deli style store. I go in but all they have is crayfish and muffins! So I leave and wander arou........ Dad, I peed in my bed!

Meme

The meme tag topic is to share six unimportant things about myself and then to tag six other people to do the same thing. I apparently have rules I need to follow and need to post them here for those whom I tag to follow. So here they are:1. Link back to the person who tagged you. 2. Post these rules on your blog. 3. Share six unimportant things about yourself. 4. Tag six random people at the end of your entry.

Here are my six unimportant things:

1. I wear clothes based on how they feel, not how they look.

2. Too much white sugar gives me a headache (I heard, recently, that honey, white sugar and brown/yellow sugar are all the same thing because their chemical make up is the same. BUT there must be something in the way it is processed - by the food company or maybe by my body, or both!).

3. I LOVE trees. I watch fishing and hunting shows just to see the trees.

4. I write just to watch the letters form on paper. I've been experimenting with cursive writing because I like the way it flows; it's so organic! I LOVE organic.

5. I like watching religious programming on TV for its entertainment value.

6. Tomorrow is pajama day at school for my boys; I can't wear pajamas.

Lobster Anyone?

Joshua goes out to feed the cats and yells back that Muffy has caught a mouse. A little while later he comes in and says it looks like a scorpion, not a mouse. So we go out and this is what we find the cats playing with. Looks like this one is great with child! Cray fish, I think they are called.

Click on the picture to see enlaged view.

Busy Day

Yesterday (Saturday April 12) was a busy day. I sanded some drywall (which made a huge mess), got the car tire fixed, did some laundry, had a weiner roast with the boys, got them bathed and off to bed. In between these activities I did my usual housewife duties of making meals, washing dishes, cleaning floors, and harassing the kids to clean up. At the end of the day I sat down and watched the last two minutes and overtime period of the Canadien's game. Then I tried to watch a movie after the kids went to bed, but got so tired I couldn't finish it.

I fell asleep quickly but was suddenly aroused by a noise. When I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the wall, with a huge CRACK in it! You know how it is when you just wake up from a deep sleep that has just barely set in. The mind is not quite functioning properly: it sees things differently, it imagines things that are not real or accurate, and it jumps to conclusions based on these distorted views of reality. Well, in this state of half sleep (or for you optomists, half awake) I saw a crack on the wall, imagined that the house was falling apart and then had visions of the house falling down upon me. Then I imagined what would happen if the house dropped in on me: would I live through it, what would happen to the kids. Of course I'm too lazy to get out of bed and check things out so I told myself it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, and fell quickly asleep.

In the morning I awoke and the first thing I saw was our big bedroom window. It has a large curvy crack in it, oddly, the same shape as the crack in the wall I saw last night. Then I looked at the wall and the crack was gone! So, my conclusion in this matter: think positive thoughts and your problems will disappear!

Re-Tired the Car

Ich habe gestern ein neues Reifen gekauft fuer meines Auto. Den alten Reifen war ganz platt und haltet nicht mehr Luft. Den neues Reifen kostet nur funfundzwanzig dollar!

Why would you do that?

We had 10 minutes left in class so I let the students play on the computers. I sat down beside one student and started writing in my notebook. He looks over and asks me what I'm doing. "I'm writing a story in German, just for fun and to practice my German."
"Why would you do that?", he says. He just could not fathom the idea that I would be writing a story for fun and practice. We argued for about 5 minutes; me trying to convince him I was writing for fun and practice, he arguing that was crazy!

Recent Developments

According to the kids, the cats have grown soooooo big! We've only been gone a week! The snow has disappeared a lot; I can actually see the bottom of the ditch! Our yard is muddier than ever. I hear Pastor Pillow will be preaching at Bedside Baptist tomorrow; haven't heard him in a while, think I'll lend him my ear.

Home is where the heart is!

It feels nice to be back "home". I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed, it's relaxing to be sitting on my own couch, I feel comfortable cooking at my own stove. But somehow it all feels rather ... EMPTY! I don't feel at home. I feel like there is a big empty hole in this house that is just waiting to swallow me whole. I can't quite place my finger on it. Evi is always better at expressing feelings, maybe I'll go ask her how she would express it. Oh! but I can't find her, nor Abbi! Ah, now I see the hole for what it is. The old saying finally has personal meaning to me!